Voices for the Victims
Anatomy of Murder is a weekly true crime podcast examining homicide cases and paths to justice for the victims, taking listeners behind the scenes for an insider’s perspective of compelling homicide cases from around the country. In every episode, listeners will also hear and gain insight from a victim’s family member, the prosecutor, or a member of law enforcement directly involved in the investigation.
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During the Yakima Police Department’s annual Christmas party, the news of 62-year-old Jerene’s murder shocked every officer and their plus ones. Jerene’s house was known for its se
For years, Mark Koster was presumed gone—declared dead without a body ever being found. But when his remains surface inside his own home, investigators must unravel how a killer hid in plain sight and how one confession finally exposed the truth behi
A grandmother visiting from Haiti, a young mother, and two small children are found brutally killed in a quiet South Florida neighborhood. With no forced entry and few answers, detectives must untangle what happened inside the Altidor family home and
On New Year’s Day 2013, the quiet city of Schenectady, New York, was shaken by the brutal murder of 82-year-old retired nun Mary Greco. Investigators uncover how a seemingly small forensic detail inside her pristine apartment led to the identificatio
When a former high school football star is found murdered outside his home, investigators had to wonder if the game he loved had something to do with the crime.
When a young woman doesn’t show for a family event, her family suspects the worst. A tangled web left everyone guessing her fate. Detectives would not give up until they uncovered the truth.
A local reporter disappears. Foul play is soon suspected. Was it his work that motivated the brutal crime or was it something else? A father’s phone call sets the investigation into high gear in a way you’ll never expect.
A house fire takes the life of a 17-year-old. Investigators quickly discover it was intentionally set, but it would take years before they learned anything more.
One is found dead, and the other is missing. Police would need to untangle their lives before uncovering the truth about what happened to them both.
In this special re-release of the very first Anatomy of Murder episode, Scott and Anna return to the story that started it all—the 1970 murder of Loretta Jones. When her daughter Heidi grew up, she refused to let the case fade away, leading to a shoc
A mass murder strikes at the heart of a community when the employees of its local paper are the targets. The preplanning and reasoning propelling the horrific attack is mind-boggling.
When a healthy mom becomes suddenly ill and dies, doctors and family are baffled. Foul play is soon suspected, but the biggest question would be, could they prove it?
A woman claims she had a dream that she hurt someone. After a body is found, investigators needed to uncover: was this ‘dream’ a figment of imagination or a confession?
A young woman is shot and killed at work, in a local home improvement store. The shooter’s unlikely accomplice would prove pivotal to this crime.
Two prosecutors are gunned down within a short span. A tip comes in that there will be more bloodshed. The entire justice system was on edge in a case striking at its heart. Can police stop this murderer before he strikes again?
Two young teens are found dead in their home. One family is desperate for answers. Another has to confront an unthinkable truth.
911 is called to report a woman is found unresponsive in her bathtub. Accident or murder? Her family suspects foul play and will not give up until they receive justice.
A woman disappears as she navigates a recent divorce. Did she willingly disappear, or was it foul play? And if so, by whom? It would be money and checks that helped solve the mystery.
A woman knocks on the door, and within minutes, the man she asked for is outside dead. His family wanted answers. Detectives put the pieces together one by one to figure out this complex case.
A man’s body is found in the park. What happened would first center on a car. The end would involve murder.
A young man is found murdered in his home. Several hours later, a woman is found dead only blocks away. Coincidence or the work of one killer? Coins would help investigators find the answer.
A bomb explodes in a day spa, destroying the building, killing its owner, and seriously injuring others. Would the blast be the work of a terrorist act or something else? Unraveling the mystery became a puzzle that was solved one piece at a time
In a small Indiana town, investigators connect the dots in the murders of young women. But sometimes, shocking coincidences are nothing more than that.
A young college student is murdered, sending shockwaves through the community. But another murder, eerily similar, makes investigators question if a serial killer is loose in this college community.
A murder spree leaves 5 dead—once the killer was identified, would the motive be revealed? What he said shocked everyone.
A man on a first date is soon found dead in the street. The story behind the who and why will be baffling and up the enormity of the tragedy.
This part 2 is the dramatic conclusion to a case that took two lives and almost 3. It broke all family boundaries. A prosecutor was left to unravel the pieces.
A husband is found dead in his bed. Items found in the home would help unwind a lethal trail and forever fracture a family.
A young career woman is discovered dead after a welfare check. The unraveling of what happened and who did it would strike at the heart of it all.
A retiree disappears, and his family soon suspects foul play. A boat and an anchor might be the things that break the case.
Murder, manipulation, and a calculated plan. Untangling the pieces would be the challenge for investigators.
A jewelry salesman is found murdered in his car. Would the motive be personal, business, or random? Detectives were determined to find out.
A ransacked apartment and brutal assault left a young woman dead. One pane of glass would help solve the case- but it would be anything but quick.
A man is shot at his doorway as he comes home from work. Tracking the truth would take the detective down an unexpected, twisty trail.
The search for a missing young mom would take police into the world of hot air balloons and bees. Once her body was found, those same connections would be pivotal to the investigation.
A wife calls police after finding her husband dead inside their home. The couples' security system leads investigators to answers.
A young woman disappears as she heads in to work. Unraveling what happened to her would take skilled detectives and an unexpected piece of video.
The murder of a young father soon uncovers a tangled web of deceit. A second murder is discovered and just may be linked to the first.
A father is shot during a home invasion. Was it random or did he know his killer? Investigators would need to untangle a twisted web to find the answers.
A woman is found dead in her home. A syringe found nearby would lead to answers, and her death being ruled a homicide.
A brutal crime scene… three lives lost… and forensic evidence in question… Here’s how a short trip to Florida changed a woman’s life forever.
An 18-year-old disappears and is found brutally murdered. His mother discovers the first clue that helps police find her son, and then identify his killers.
A 13-year-old teen disappears and her body is soon found in nearby woods. An interaction at a yogurt shop would set police on the path to finding her killer.
A woman is gunned down outside her home. Jealousy and greed were suspected motives, but it would take many years, and a prosecutor willing to take a risk, to prove it.
A photograph is posted online. It would set off an investigation into a brutal homicide, photographs of which were being broadcast online.
A seven-month-old baby dies while being cared for by a family friend. The question becomes, was this an accident or a crime? And if a crime, who is responsible?
The day a school's perfect attendance award was set to be given, instead ended in tragedy. This case is about a terrible murder, unbreakable determination and justice long delayed.
A horrific homicide of a mom-to-be and the abduction of her unborn child leave investigators baffled. The clock was ticking to find the newborn and to identify the killer.
After a young woman is found dead, police are quick to identify her killer. Gathering the proof wasn't quite as fast. A phone, a camera, and a police informant would prove pivotal to this case.
A young mom is brutally murdered. Her husband is suspected, although he was away on business at the time of the crime. Would shoes and other physical clues lead investigators to the truth?
Three members of one family are found murdered in their home. The internet would be the centerpiece for investigators tasked with solving this brutal crime.
A woman leaves work and would never be seen alive again. For decades, her murder remained a mystery. Patience paid off, and over 40 years later, answers were finally delivered to her family.
A by-chance exchange leads to murder. What led to an innocent man being gunned down was both baffling and infuriating.
A teen disappears and social media leads police to her last known contact. Tracking him down would only be the beginning of unwinding what happened.
The 1979 homicide of one young woman would be linked to additional brutal crimes decades later. But justice for the crime would prove elusive.
A raw look inside an unsolved case. Helping a family get answers would be the gift they need this new year.
A social media blogger is tied up in her home and her husband is abducted, and later found dead. Police soon have a web of suspects, and learn that appearances and the truth can be far from the same.
A young woman left the law library and was never seen alive again. It would take years of persistence and advancements in technology to finally get the answers her family had waited decades to hear.
After her husband's murder, his wife has to grapple with multiple revelations.
Two young women are found murdered. Paint on garage windows would prove an unlikely clue.
An online feud is examined closely after a young couple are murdered. Would the CIA be the key?
A woman checking on a Hawaii vacation home is brutally attacked and murdered. Her young daughter would be the key in helping find her killers.
The murder of a young mom in her home goes cold, leaving her family wanting answers. An unexpected visitor to a local precinct decades later would open the doors needed for her family to finally learn the truth.
A woman dead. No quick answers. Suspicions and a car, but not much more. Information about an envelope just might lead detectives to the answers that were initially elusive.
A frantic 911 call leads police to a car in a ditch, and a woman dead inside. Her husband relays a harrowing tale. The car itself would help police unravel a perplexing mystery.
An unexpected phone call breathes life into the decade-old murder investigation of a 21-year-old. Two investigators are determined to get answers for her family and get them their day in court.
A musician is murdered. A new romantic partner and her ex quickly become suspects. A farm and a fire lead to a gruesome discovery no one expected.
A young farmer disappears. His family is convinced that he has met with foul play. A video captured on a cellphone would prove eye-opening for investigators.
Nearly 25 years have passed since that fateful day in New York, and while the major events of the day will always be remembered, there was one more life lost that day that we also cannot forget. This episode may sound familiar, but it's because justi
A 16-year-old's body is discovered weeks after she disappeared. Police soon suspect who is responsible, but proving it would not come as quickly.
A 16-year-old disappears after leaving for school. The path to finding out what happened to her would be long, and dark.
A mother and young son are found dead in their apartment. Local law enforcement hit wall after wall, for decades. New technology and a family tree led to the solve they'd been waiting for.
Two missing children quickly lead to an investigation into multiple murders, including theirs. The world was watching as detectives pieced together this deeply, disturbing case.
A missing teen leads to a group of friends. When they speak with police, no one's story is the same. It will be up to law enforcement to unravel the brutal truth.
A mother and daughter are found dead in their home. A surprise phone call to detectives would lead to who did this, and why.
A web of relationships led to murder. The question of who was the victim and who was the perpetrator loomed large. Muddy footprints would help untangle the truth.
A father is gunned down in his garage. Investigators unlocked answers quickly, but untangling the full truth proved trickier.
A house fire uncovers a body, soon identified as the homeowner. Was it the fire that killed him or was the fire a cover for an even more terrible crime?
A retiree dies by poison and the circumstances raise flags from the start. But gathering the evidence to prosecute would become the challenge, and result in a tale expected by no one.
Decades after a woman is murdered in her car, police receive an out of the blue letter about the crime. It led down an unexpected road that ultimately solved the case.
A local actress is murdered in her home, leaving her family reeling. A trio of suspects would be investigated before one was revealed as the killer.
A woman’s murder went unsolved for years. An anonymous letter sent to police gave chilling details of the crime, but would it actually solve the case?
A chilling discovery and call to police led to a murder that shocks the conscience. Recorded statements became critical evidence at trial.
A mom disappears while her children sleep in their beds. A piece of missing couch cushion would prove pivotal in the investigation, decades after the crime.
A retiree is found murdered in his Florida home. A sole beer can and a daily planner would be the best clues to finding his killer. It was a mystery that would take many years to solve.
A single mom goes missing after a night out with friends. A momentary call placed to 911 proved to be the first key, that would eventually help unlock what happened.
Family members are suspected of foul play when a young man goes missing. The tangled web of complex relationships would not be easy for investigators to unravel.
A turquoise bodysuit and a notebook entry became key in finding the killer responsible for two brutal and bizarre murders from decades before.
Human remains found in a field lead an investigator on a decades-long quest. He was determined to uncover whose remains were found, and how they had gotten there.
A successful entrepreneur and mother is killed in bed while sleeping. Untangling the web of who committed the crime started with a car.
A home invasion leads to the murder of a young mother and entrepreneur. With a community up in arms, the recovery of a car taken from the home might provide some of the answers needed.
A woman dies and the question soon becomes: murder or death by suicide? It’s a case with twists and turns that would take years to unravel.
A 60-year-old murder lands in the lap of a brand-new homicide detective. The journey to its solve would become her career challenge and personal mission.
When a woman disappears, the search soon turns into a homicide investigation. Who was responsible and the motive for the crime caught everyone by surprise.
A jogger disappears and all eyes turn to her Iowa town as they search to find her. After her body is found, a car would prove to be key in identifying her killer.
A motel room shows signs of violence - but there’s no victim inside to prove that any crime had actually occurred. A body is soon discovered and linked back to the room. Police now need the final piece: who committed the crime.
Police are called to a couple’s home after they report an active break in. The wife lay dead and her husband shot. An unlikely motive leads police to the killer.
A young couple are bound and killed and the question of ‘why’ and ‘by who’ swirled. The likely answer to the ‘why’ could never have been expected.
A woman disappears after a night out with friends. A car wash would be key to finding her killer. But the mystery still remained: where was Christina’s body?
A young mom goes missing and after her body is found, police are left with more questions than answers. Disinfectant wipes would prove pivotal in solving the case.
A husband is gunned down in a quiet neighborhood as he walks with his wife. A variety of communications would help solve the crime and bring to light a brutal, surprising plot.
A young wife was found dead in the family home. Did her husband just find her or was he responsible? The home itself would prove to play an unexpected role.
There's a race against the clock after it's learned that a local realtor has been abducted after a house showing. The plot that took her life is stunning, in the very worst of ways.
A young woman heads out for job training and disappears before she arrives. Two decades pass with no answers but soon after, that would change.
26 years after 2 brutal murders, the killer is identified by DNA. A promise would be fulfilled, but not without some startling turns along the way.
A predator entered a condo, assaulting and murdering an 11-year-old and a young woman. A mother's promise was made the day they died. She would not give up, ever, until she knew who took her child, and her friend. It was a quest by that mom, and law
The quest by a mother, and investigators, to find out what happened to her missing daughter would last for many, many years. Even after her killer was convicted, this team's journey was far from over.
A young couple are murdered while camping in Moab. Tracking down their elusive killer would not prove easy.
After a young dentist is gunned down in her apartment complex garage, unraveling what happened would not prove easy. A tenacious detective would tackle and piece together this messy puzzle.
A young mom is killed and found by her fiancé. He is suspected of the crime. The evidence would have the final word, and it surprised everyone.
A young woman goes missing and rumors swirl about a past relationship. But it's a call from a pay phone that actually sets investigators on the evidence track.
Police start to get answers about what happened to Kelsey, the young Colorado mom that went missing before Thanksgiving. The truth is worse than any of them imagined.
A young mom disappears under suspicious circumstances on Thanksgiving. As the case gained national attention, the information uncovered became all the more troubling.
When a 17 year old is murdered in her Alaskan hometown, the community wants answers. It would take years to get them. The wonders of DNA and its advancements are on full display in this case.
A 15 year old disappears and her shoe is the first clue that she was murdered. Her earliest years coupled with the angst of youth, make what happened, and who killed her, all the more cruel
A late night party turns tragic, when a 16-year-old cheerleader is found slain in a nearby creek. When the complex case came to a close, the answers to what, how and who, were mind boggling.
One, two, three murders in Alexandria, VA over a span of years. While investigators tried to decipher if the crimes were related, they knew one thing for sure: all of them began with a knock at the door.
A wealthy couple is gunned down inside their home as they slept. Would the motive be money, sex, power, or none of the above? What police uncovered shocked them all.
A young teen disappears and the search to find her becomes national news. After she is discovered murdered, the answers to who, what and why are as perplexing as they are horrifying.
A young teen disappears and the search to find her becomes national news. After she is discovered murdered, the answers to who, what and why are as perplexing as they are horrifying.
A marriage gone south leads to murder. The truth of what happened was much closer to home than anyone expected. The path to prove it would be bumpy.
A young woman disappears during a quick trip to the store. It was a mere flash on a screen that would help solve what happened.
A vibrant octogenarian disappears. As investigators work to find her, a local grocery store may be what’s needed to solve this crime … and more.
A wife and mother was brutally murdered. A suspect emerged quickly, but the case went unsolved for decades. Would a new DA and a new look at the file, bring the justice long denied?
Three young women forever linked by a predator - 2 murdered and 1 who survived, her life forever changed. Video might be the key to finally identifying their attacker, and bringing him to justice.
What should have been a fun night at a concert, ends in murder. A case, that would take years to solve, but not before being linked to other terrible attacks.
A generous uncle disappears. Police quickly focus on a group of young men that had been staying at his home. But suspicions alone won’t solve this case.
A naval officer is killed when he and his colleagues are robbed on the island of St. Thomas. Even with much effort, the case soon went cold. It would take an international task force to solve it.
A missing 8 year old has the community frantic to find her. The missing persons case soon becomes a homicide. A note is discovered during the search that will prove pivotal to this crime.
The murder of a popular young man in Iowa remained unsolved for decades. Secrets never before revealed, may lead to this cold case finally being closed. Or would they?
A popular young local man is found by his fiancé dead in their Iowa home. His relationships are the suspected motive but the case soon goes cold. A chance encounter decades later might be the key to solving this crime.
Two active marines are murdered in a park on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In the decades since their deaths, the road for one of their brother’s has been a long, painful, yet hopeful journey.
After a private investigator is found dead, police narrow in on their suspect. But a huge obstacle remains: will they be able to prove what killed him.
Young women are going missing along the New Jersey shore. As bodies begin to be located, police need to locate an elusive killer before he strikes again.
A community parade ends in tragedy when a stray bullet takes the life of a child. Would the killer be brought to justice or would they disappear forever into the crowd?
A body is found inside an apartment and an ID of the killer is quickly made. But police soon realize that the case will be tougher to crack than they thought.
A missing woman is found buried in a shallow grave. What happened to her will shock the conscience. And for investigators, the challenge is proving who committed the crime.
A sibling’s concern for her sister and her family, leads her to call the police. What they find behind the door of the family’s home, was worse than anyone imagined.
Wedding festivities at a rental property come to a halt when the owner disappears, leaving behind signs of foul play. Guests, contractors, even her own family, become persons of interest as detectives try to find her.
Unpacking the mind of this killer gave investigators much more than they bargained for.
Ten years ago, a beloved retired couple was murdered in unthinkable ways. The case still haunts the family and
community. And it’s one that will stay with Scott and Anna-Sigga forever.
A father missing and a mother dead. Their little boy is investigators’ best chance to solve both these crimes.
A roofer left for work one Friday and never came home. A photograph might be the key investigators needed to find him.
Words, anger and a gun equaled death for a young father. Photographs, video and social media proved to be the ingredients needed to catch his killer.
Brace yourself for a twist halfway through the episode.
Three shootings push West Palm Beach police to catch a killer on the loose before he strikes again.
A missing father… a daughter suspected of the crime… the expression ‘if walls could talk’ takes on new meaning in this case.
Larceny, brutal assault, murder plots — a diabolical plan being set in motion, and investigators have to stop it before it is too late.
A police officer’s death… with the smoking gun lying in her hand. Death by suicide or was it murder? Proving the answer would be much more complicated than anyone thought.
When a young man is gunned down, a security guard is quickly ruled the prime suspect. But, his statements send this case in a direction no one saw coming.
An elderly man savagely tortured in his home… Did his job put him in the crosshairs of danger or was it more personal?
A mother stabbed to death inside her home becomes a cold case until a piece of overlooked evidence come to light.
Multiple murders span several years, at and around truck stops. How are they connected and who is the serial killer behind them?
A San Antonio detective sifts through misleading witnesses, dubious admissions and overlooked evidence to rectify a disturbing, decade-old investigation.
A raw look inside an unsolved case. Helping a family get answers would be the gift they need this new year.
Sights are set on a prime suspect, but police have only one shot to get a confession. A criminal profiler helps investigators get justice for the Delgado boys.
A fire consumes the life of two young brothers. There’s no evidence to say it was murder, but a disturbing family secret raises suspicion.
The family, community and police are convinced that a strange neighbor is behind the murder of teen girl. But a phone call confession urges detectives to look in a different direction.
A man’s night out mysteriously ended with him dead in a courtyard. Detectives are about to unravel what happened, beginning with the person who called 911.
Grudges spawn chaos in the shooting death of a young man. Investigators track down the man spotted in surveillance, but are baffled by the victim’s friend who fled the scene.
A man’s body found on the snowy hills of North Carolina leads back to an overseas political assassination.
To celebrate AoM’s 100th episode, we wanted to hear from you! Scott and Anna-Sigga answer listeners' questions.
No forensic evidence tying them to the crime, and one has an alibi, but two daughters of a police sergeant are the top suspects in a homicide. Detectives unravel a murder conspiracy that tests the bonds of family and love.
Two detectives join forces to solve a homicide involving the daughters of a police sergeant.
A mass shooting inside of a bar leaves two dead and a quick arrest of the gunman.
Myth: Fire destroys everything. In a double homicide-turned-arson case, investigators uncover evidence that turns up the heat on a jealous ex-lover.
Never heard of the Dixie Mafia? Miami-Dade police has… Back in the 1970’s, a single murder sent a deadly ripple throughout South Florida.
Arson, adultery and a wife under arrest for orchestrating her husband’s murder. Investigators know the puppet master, but who were the puppets?
A twisted tale of possible arson, adultery, and the murder of a wealthy commodities trader starts to unravel decades later in a conversation between two sisters.
A mother’s quest to locate the man charged with her daughter’s murder spans countries, and now, years.
How do you investigate a homicide when you don’t have a body, a name, or any evidence of a crime except for one person’s word?
A mom is murdered with her young girls in the next room. Now a witness, her 6-year-old daughter will walk into court more than once.
A pastor’s wife is gunned down in the couple’s driveway. Their relationship, their church and even family, start to intermingle in ways no one expected.
A couple seeks seclusion on a quiet, winter night. But away from prying eyes also means no witnesses. A romantic rendezvous becomes a double homicide. And, the investigation’s biggest ally is the weather.
A young man is gunned down soon after the town’s big high school basketball game. An officer plays an unexpected role in untangling the mystery.
A brutal crime scene… three lives lost… and forensic evidence in question… Here’s how a short trip to Florida changed a woman’s life forever.
Three killings with a mixture of gunshot and stab wounds drive hundreds of detectives to hunt down a serial killer. His home? A creepy abandoned mansion. His trademark? A duffel bag.
Two doors — a sliding glass and a closet door — may be the best chances investigators have at finding a killer.
In this small Indiana town, murders are rare, but rumors run rampant. A sheriff nearing retirement sifts through different leads in his final push to solve a 41-year-old case.
Rare audio interviews and a terrifying 911 call paint the disturbing picture of an unforgettable NYPD case. A search of a drop ceiling yields a big surprise; its contents may be the very clue needed to catch the killers.
An innocuous card game raises a mom’s suspicions about her daughter’s boyfriend.
Body parts and a backyard bbq — two things that should never be in the same sentence, but are intertwined in this homicide. Investigators quickly know The Who, but they need to uncover The What.
An 18-year-old woman is murdered at a child’s birthday party.
A young father’s roadside death pushes his family to question the crime scene.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Lima Allen County Crime Stoppers at 419-229-STOP.
The search for a missing girl takes a deadly turn when an officer confronts a criminal who will stop at nothing to avoid jail time.
A rookie investigator faces the brutal homicide of a young Jane Doe. But the answer to who killed her literally walks through the station door.
A mom’s fatal accident forces her daughter to suspect a close loved one... A case that truly tests family bonds.
Three generations of women and girls are massacred inside their home. And, the killer leaves behind a handwritten message on the wall. Telltale clue or diversion tactic?
Nothing is as it seems: A homicide victim spotted alive, an informant with ulterior motives, and a woman who was hundreds of miles away from the murder turns out to be a crucial witness.
In the heart of D.C., a family pleads to solve a mother’s murder. Investigators have a possible crime scene and a suspect, but they are missing one key element — there’s no body.
Just before she’s transferred overseas, an enlisted sailor disappears during her normal work routine. The world’s largest naval station is now a crime scene, and special agents look nationwide for her killer.
A 17-year-old’s dead body is found posed near a ravine. It took 50 years, a relentless detective and a family member-turned-deputy to unravel who killed her.
A new homeowner discovers a missing man’s body in the house. A cryptic note and, surprisingly, a Pomeranian dog send investigators on a cross-country hunt for a killer.
A violent offender strikes again. And his trial pits him against his abductee from decades past.
After moving to Houston, TX for fun and freedom, a teenager survives the darkest night of her life. But after telling the police, she discovers she’s not alone.
Would the contents of a briefcase be the motive of a roadside shooting? How would it lead investigators to uncovering the identity of their killer?
Miles of swamps and muck may turn out to be the watery grave of a missing mother.
A failing marriage leads to obsession, but did it also lead to murder? Four little words in a peculiar 911 call immediately launches the hunt for this missing mother.
A dad with a history of disappearing vanishes once again when he’s 61. Where he was finally found stunned every investigator and family member… and it will shock you too.
An 84-year-old woman bound inside her home. Her husband: missing. And, a manhunt stretching over Montana and Idaho leads investigators to a motel murder.
Shots fired in the dead of night…a house set ablaze…a young man almost run over…and wild rumors swirling in the community. It’s the type of case that keeps investigators (and you) guessing every step of the way.
A young wife goes for a walk on Christmas Eve, but never returns home. While her husband steps into the intense media spotlight, police question a mystery man she met through work.
An 82-year-old nun was found dead inside her home on New Year’s Day. Did her faith play into motive, was it personal, or was this a truly random attack? An innocuous clue leads investigators to the truth.
Albuquerque, New Mexico. One night. Multiple crimes. Would the homicide of a beloved bartender be connected to the rest?
A break-in. A 41-year-old father soon dead inside his home. A true who-done-it left this beach town on edge, waiting and hoping the killers would be caught.
The events depicted in horror movies are meant to live only on screen. In this case, the horrors that occurred in one Alabama house were all too real.
For two decades, the homicide of a teenage girl goes unsolved. The clue to solving her case as well as a completely different murder was right in front of investigators in black and white.
A troubled 17-year old girl was strangled with a shoelace. Was her killer a stranger or an obsessive boyfriend who threatened violence against her? Investigators will spend 22 years trying to find that answer.
A brutal homicide in a basement strikes fear in the neighborhood. Sometimes it’s not the ‘by Who’ that’s the main mystery, but rather, ‘to Who’ and the ‘Why.’
The “Cozy” is the restaurant where everybody knows your name. But the identity of who shot the restaurant’s owner stumped investigators for decades.
A gruesome murder of a 23-year-old young man leads detectives to uncover a serial offender...someone who was hiding in plain sight.
Halloween is known for ghosts and goblins, but in this case, it helped find an answer to a tragic mystery.
Two women murdered hours apart, and a community on high alert. How an unsolved double homicide from years before gives the clue needed to solve them all.
A family go-karting at an abandoned factory site find a skeletal hand. But before investigators can find the killer, they have to figure out who was killed.
A teenager disappears… then another young woman vanishes. But when a body is found in a suitcase in a landfill, investigators uncover an unsuspecting killer.
Our first story that comes straight from a listener: A 15-year-old girl abducted and found brutally murdered in a cemetery.
The terror attacks killed 2,753 people in New York, and while those deaths are all murders, they are not classified that way. There was, however, one death that happened in New York City on 9/11 that was officially ruled a homicide... and we should n
A young college student is murdered, sending shockwaves through the community. But another murder, eerily similar, makes investigators question if a serial killer is loose in this college community.
A young college student is murdered, sending shockwaves through the community. But another murder, eerily similar, makes investigators question if a serial killer is loose in this college community.
The body of a missing, young mother disturbingly turns up in a lake. While archeology helps investigators catch her killer, DNA from the unlikeliest of source will seal the deal.
Voodoo dolls, candles and a hit list. Will these items answer the questions of who killed a young couple in their home, and why?
Will the results of a computer search conducted on a military base, turn up evidence that leads to a hunt for a sadistic killer?
An object found at the bottom of a lake may be investigators best chance of solving a brutal homicide.
A dad doesn’t show up for lunch with his daughter. She knows something is very wrong, but will anyone listen?
Murder, another murder, and a hand on a shoulder. How these three things intersect and how the tangled web was unwoven hits at the heart of our justice system. Part 2 of 2.
Murder, another murder, and a hand on a shoulder. How these three things intersect and how the tangled web was unwoven hits at the heart of our justice system. Part 1 of 2.
A cord left wrapped in a dead man’s hands. He was killed with it, by his wife. Justified or homicide? Secrets uncovered will help decide where the truth really lies.
A pregnant woman disappears after a day of boating. The mystery remains unsolved for years until a strange phone call is received. Hoax or homicide?
A couple’s life on the move - is it wanderlust or something more sinister?
A teenager comes home from school to find his mother brutally murdered. A car and another young man might be the only things that can lead to her killers.
A back porch, a container, and two friends hold the answer to a murderous mystery. The truth lies with one of them, but who?
A young woman rides off into the sunset, heading west with her boyfriend. She mails her younger brother the gift of turquoise and says she'll be back... but she never returns.
A mom’s search for her daughter leads her to water, cement barrels, trap houses and more...
A woman can’t be found. Would a cloned phone lead to her discovery, proving a ruse, or help catch a killer?
A woman can’t be found. Would a cloned phone lead to her discovery, proving a ruse, or help catch a killer?
A local businessman is shot and killed by his on-again, off-again girlfriend, who claims she was justified, fending off an attack after years of abuse. In a case where nothing is as it seems, was she telling the truth?
A young, soon-to-be mom goes to a wedding with a friend and ends up dead. A 911 caller reports the murder and leads this case down a darker road than anyone imagined.
Within days, two men separately disappear. Did their personal struggles catch up with them or was it something much, much worse?
A man murdered inside his own home. Would an everyday hand towel be the thing that helps police finally answer the question: was this a robbery gone wrong or something much more personal?
A 25-year-old young woman goes missing. Her family has every reason to believe that the person responsible is someone very close to home.
A breaking update in the case involving the 1982 murders of Annette Schnee and Bobbi Jo Oberholzer. A major development in this 39-year-old unsolved, double homicide case.
A double homicide inside an auto dealership … just one part of a killing rampage. How investigators solved it, was completely unexpected.
This is Part 2. You will want to listen to Part 1 first!
Boat shows, a missing woman and red flags everywhere you look. Did she leave her husband and head to the Caribbean to be with another man? Or … she’s gone, and the truth is something much worse
Boat shows, a missing woman, and red flags everywhere you look. Did she leave her husband and head to the Caribbean to be with another man? Or … she’s gone, and the truth is something much worse?
A missing daughter. A mother’s intuition leads her search to a local bridge. She finds her daughter’s body, and soon becomes … the #1 suspect. Right or dead wrong?
A 12-year-old girl left home to take a bike ride. Only her bike was found later that day. Days later, the unthinkable was discovered. It became a race against time to get a predator off the street before he struck again.
New Year’s Eve turns to tragedy. A young man is murdered and his killer spends the next 16 years on the run.
In pursuit of her dreams, a young woman heads west to LA, driving her blue convertible VW Bug. Will it be that very same car that later will help solve her murder?
A specialty car and motorcycle loving couple disappears. Did they take off for life on the road or did their disappearance signify something much darker?
3 young women, all friends, found dead in a park. A license plate, a ruse, and a federal sting.
A young mom and her 6-month-old disappear in the middle of the day. A package left on the porch answers one question but there are still many more. Would baby clothes be a key?
Abduction, Murder, DNA. But how do you investigate a murder where there is no body?
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. A wife is found dead in the garage by her husband. The trial of her murder takes an unexpected turn, and leads a young prosecutor on a virtual road-trip.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. A wife is found dead in the garage by her husband. The trial for her murder takes an unexpected turn, and leads a young prosecutor on a virtual road-trip.
A woman is viciously attacked in her home, leading investigators on a desperate search for answers. Could a small piece of glass hold the key?
A young woman is murdered in the mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado. And the case still looms over this ski town.
A young woman disappeared, but thousands of emails and texts from her continued to litter the inbox of the last man in her life. But her mother says all along, it’s not her. Stalker or Victim?
Murder, suicide and an investigation that spanned over 2,000 miles.
When young women started to disappear in El Paso, TX, one mother put the community in motion to stop a serial killer before he struck again.
Two women: one dead and the other endured the unthinkable. This is a case that we lost sleep over.
Let’s stroll down the hallways of high-school and adolescent romance. But teenage drama turns deadly when a 15-year-old-girl disappears after a night out with friends.
A shooter ambushes a young father in front of his home. The man in custody confesses, almost too easily. What will investigators find as they press on for the truth?
A 4-year-old girl finds her single mom murdered. 46 years later, that same little girl helped catch the killer.